{{Short description|Train station in Quezon City, Philippines}} {{Use Philippine English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Infobox station/Header LRT1 |name=Fernando Poe Jr. |line_name=1 |station_number= }} | type = | map_dot_label = Fernando Poe Jr. | map_type = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines | map_caption = Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines | map_state = collapsed | image = Fernando Poe Jr LRT station platform in March 2026.jpg | image_caption = Station platform in 2026 | other_name = FPJ, Roosevelt | address = 1039 EDSA, Ramon Magsaysay & Veterans Village <br> Quezon City, Metro Manila, | country = Philippines | line = {{rail color box|system=Manila LRT|line=1|inline=yes}} | other = {{rint|bus|rapid}} {{RouteBox|1|EDSA Carousel|#ed2225|white}} Roosevelt | structure = Elevated | platform = 2 (2 side) | tracks = 2 | parking = Yes (WalterMart North EDSA, Jackman Plaza Muñoz, Motortrade Plaza) | bicycle = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | opened = {{start date and age|2010|10|22}}<ref name="nepopen" /><br>{{start date and age|2022|12|5}} (reopening)<ref name="reopening">{{Cite news|title=LRT1 ops suspended on Dec. 3-4 for Roosevelt Station reintegration |first=Ted |last=Cordero |work=GMA News |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/852702/lrt1-ops-suspended-on-dec-3-4-for-roosevelt-station-reintegration/story/ |date=November 26, 2022 |access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> | closed = {{end date and age|2020|09|5}} (temporary)<ref name="closed" /> | rebuilt = | former = Roosevelt (2010–2023) | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Manila LRT|line1=1|right1=Balintawak}} | accessible = yes | code = {{Manila MRT station code|GL|2}} | owned = Light Rail Transit Authority | operator = Light Rail Manila Corporation | zone = | status = | route_map = {{Routemap | inline = 1 | title = Track layout | legend = track | map = uhvSTR!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|to {{stl|Manila LRT|Balintawak}}}} uhvSTR!~vNULfg PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr PLTl\uvSTR\PLTr uhvSTR uhvÜST uhvSTR \uexvKRWl!~uvSTR!~lhvSTR(r)!~lhvSTR(c1)\uexvKRW+r!~lhvSTR(l)q!~lhvSTR(l) \uhvSTR\uexhvSTR!~POINTERg@lgq \uhvSTR\uexhvSTR \uhvÜSTr\uexhvSTR \uhvSTR!~MFADEf\uexhvSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~''{{BSsplit|to {{stl|Manila LRT|North EDSA}}}}''}} }} '''Fernando Poe Jr. station''', also known by its previous name '''Roosevelt station''', is the current northern terminus of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) system. It opened on October 22, 2010, as part of the LRT-1 North Extension Project, as '''Roosevelt''' ({{IPA|tl|ˈrusvɛlt, ˈrusbɛlt|lang}}) and got its current name on August 20, 2023, almost two years after the namesake avenue was officially renamed after the Filipino actor.
Fernando Poe Jr. is one of the two LRT-1 stations serving Quezon City, the other being Balintawak.
It is located along EDSA at the boundary of barangays Veterans Village and Ramon Magsaysay (Bago Bantay) in Quezon City, both of Projects 7 and 8, respectively. It links to Congressional Avenue and Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.
==History== ===Initial planning and construction=== The station was first planned for the second phase of the MRT Line 3, known as Muñoz station.<ref>{{cite map |author = |title = Citiatlas Metro Manila |trans-title = |map = |map-url = |date = |year = 2003 |url = https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6064054 |scale = 1:10,000 |series = |publisher = Asiatype |cartography = |page = |pages = |section = |sections = |inset = |edition = |location = Mandaluyong City, Philippines|language = |format = |isbn = |id = |ref = |access-date = |archive-url = |archive-date =}}</ref> The second phase would have extended the MRT Line 3 from its northern terminus at {{stn|North Avenue|3=MRT}} to {{stn|Monumento}} to create a seamless rail loop around Metro Manila.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrt3.com/index.php/menu-about.html|title=Overview|website=Metro Rail Transit Corporation|accessdate=December 4, 2024}}</ref> The station was planned to be located near the San Francisco del Monte River.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Roosevelt Station Site Plan |url=https://www.facebook.com/thepareofficial/photos/1490625274364618/ |access-date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> The station was also planned as an intermediate station, then called Roosevelt, on the EDSA North Transit (ENT) Link, a separate project that would have linked the MRT Line 3 with the LRT Line 1 and PNR North Main Line in Caloocan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://srdp.com.ph/proj_gis_transport_ntrans.php|title=The EDSA North Transit Study|publisher=Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)|location=Metro Manila, Philippines|date=2006|website=SRDP Consulting Inc.|accessdate=March 30, 2025}}</ref>
The second phase of the MRT-3 and the ENT Link were shelved in favor of the Line 1 North Extension Project, a {{Convert|5.4|km|mi|sp=us|adj=on}} extension of LRT-1 to the North Avenue station of MRT Line 3 as part of the MRT-LRT closing the loop project to integrate the operations of Line 1 and Line 3. The station site was changed from the San Francisco del Monte River to the front of WalterMart North EDSA. However, this plan for integration has yet to happen as the North Triangle Station is under construction. Construction of the North Extension started in July 2008 and was completed in 2010. Roosevelt station was opened on October 22, 2010.<ref name="nepopen">{{Cite news|first=Andreo C.|last=Calonzo|title=DOTC: LRT Line 1's Roosevelt Station now open|work=GMA News Online|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=June 9, 2021|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/204097/dotc-lrt-line-1-s-roosevelt-station-now-open/story/}}</ref>
The station was named after Roosevelt Avenue,<ref name="FPJstation">{{Cite news|title=LRT-1 station renamed after FPJ |first=Ghio |last=Ong |first2=Elijah Felice |last2=Rosales |work=The Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/08/20/2289985/lrt-1-station-renamed-after-fpj |date=August 20, 2023 |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref> which was in turn named in honor of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The avenue was later renamed Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue on December 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=11608|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2021/12/10/republic-act-no-11608/|title=An Act Renaming Roosevelt Avenue Located in Legislative District I of Quezon City as Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue|date=December 10, 2021|accessdate=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
===Temporary closure=== On August 7, 2020, it was announced that Roosevelt station would be temporarily closed from September 5. As part of the construction of the North Triangle Common Station, the tracks extending eastward from Roosevelt station have to be realigned in order to provide the necessary connection to North Triangle station. Hence, during this temporary closure, Balintawak station once again served as the northern terminus of the line.<ref name="closed">{{Cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/09/06/2040360/lrt-1s-roosevelt-station-closed-until-december|title=LRT-1's Roosevelt station closed until December|work=Philippine Star|date=September 6, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/8/7/LRT-1-Roosevelt-station-Unified-Grand-Central-Station.html|title=LRT-1 Roosevelt station closed from Sept. 5 to Dec. 28|work=CNN Philippines|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018075955/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/8/7/LRT-1-Roosevelt-station-Unified-Grand-Central-Station.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Originally scheduled until December 8, 2020, the temporary closure was later extended until further notice.<ref name="stillclosed">{{cite news|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/12/27/public-square/lrmc-announces-special-lrt-1-schedule-for-dec-31/1827378|title=LRMC announces special LRT-1 schedule for Dec 31|date=December 27, 2021|access-date=January 14, 2021|work=Manila Times}}</ref>
On November 26, 2022, the Light Rail Manila Corporation announced the planned reopening of Roosevelt station on December 5, pending testing and system adaptation to the new signaling system;<ref name="reopening" /> They followed up and confirmed that the reopening would proceed as scheduled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FofficialLRT1%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0JVBjC632PTetL9a6TSvhPA53YNXMvKFtdX6o2mpKZn6qcNCRLKSGKKb1nLh981Zkl|title=Facebook Post|website=Facebook|accessdate=March 28, 2023}}</ref>
===Renaming=== On August 20, 2023, Roosevelt station was renamed Fernando Poe Jr. station, two years after the adjacent avenue was named after the Filipino actor through Republic Act (RA) No. 11608.<ref name="FPJstation"/> The renaming of the station was approved through LRTA Board of Directors Resolution No. 002-2023, following a request from Senator Lito Lapid to rename the station as a "necessary consequence" of RA 11608.<ref name="LRTA-BOD-Resolution-002-2023">{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2023 |title=LRTA Board of Directors Resolution No. 002-2023 |url=https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUxSVEEtODM2OTQwNDM2NzA4DA |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=eFOI Philippines}}</ref>
==Transportation links== There are several buses, jeepneys, and UV Express plying EDSA, as well as Congressional Avenue and Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue. The station serves as an interchange with the EDSA Carousel, which is accessible through the emergency exits of the station.
==Nearby landmarks== The station is close to various shopping places and malls, particularly WalterMart North EDSA, Jackman Plaza Muñoz, Muñoz Market and S&R Membership Shopping - Congressional.
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Roads in Quezon City 16.jpg|View of the station from street level LRT1 FPJ Station and EDSA, Q.C., Dec 2023.jpg|View of the station from the concourse level footbridge File:Mrtrooseveltjf.JPG|Overview of the track from the station File:LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila Districts; 2023-08-20) E911a 11.jpg|LRTA 13000 class train at the station File:LRT_Line_1_(Metro_Manila_Districts;_2023-08-20)_E911a_27.jpg|Ceremonial event File:LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila Districts; 2023-08-20) E911a 29.jpg|Unveiled marker File:LRT_Line_1_(Metro_Manila_Districts;_2023-08-20)_E911a_31.jpg|Pop-up exhibit </gallery>
==See also== *List of rail transit stations in Metro Manila *Manila Light Rail Transit System
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